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Taste and Pica Patients

This report is on the disease called Pica, it is a eating disorder , it can ucuarr at any time to anyone , this is a serious disease . It causes the woman to have cravings for such things as playdoe or sand .

Pica is a serious eating disorder that can cuase you to need surgery . It can also cuase you to need dental work , phosphors intoxication cuased by the match heads , or environmental poising from the led or mercury .

Some of the cravings that you get from this disorder are clay , dirt , cornstarch , laundary starch , baking soda , chalk , buttons ice , paper , dried paint , ciggerette buts , burnt matches , ashes , sand , soap , toothpaste , oyster shells , or ven broken crockery . The woman who get this disease craves 6 out of the 18 things that are craved with this disease . They named this disease after the latin word magpie , magpie is a bird , they named it after the bird because they have a weird

eating habit . It also craves the substances that the Pica patients do .

The most common time for the disease to acuarr is while a woman is pregnant or nursing . This disease can cuase iron deficiecny . Starch is also linked to iron deficiency because it lacks minerals .

The eating of clay and dirt has been known to relieve nausea , control diarrhea , increase salivation , remove toxins , and alter odor or taste perception . Some docters say it is a response to stress , or a habit disorder . Some of the other symptoms that aren't as obvious are fatigue , lightheadedness , or shortness of breath .

If Pica is detected you might have iron deficiency , spooning of the nails , which is the nail getting thinner , and the edges start rising . You also might experence flatting of the papillae , which are the taste buds .

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Pica disorder
Pica is a compulsion to eat non food items when it is considered to be developmentally inappropriate for a time length of no less than one month. This disorder, also known as a “phenomenon” has been around since ancient times, with certain cultures accepting this not as a disorder, but as an accepted practice. There are several categories for describing pica. Some of the most commonly described types of pica are eating earth, soil or clay (Geophagia), ice (Pagophagia), and starch (Amylophagia) in humans. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/pica.aspx)
Pica is usually noticed in pregnancy, developmental delay and mental retardation, psychiatric disease and autism, early childhood, poor nutrition, lack of specific nutrients, vitamins, and/or minerals, and certain specific religions and their corresponding specific traditions.
The specific causes for Pica are unknown, but certain conditions and situations can increase a person’s risk:
Nutritional deficiencies such as iron and zinc
Dieting- consuming non food items to obtain a feeling of “fullness”
Malnutrition-especially in underdeveloped countries
Cultural factors such as family practices and religious factors
Parental neglect, lack of supervision, or food deprivation
Developmental problems
Mental health conditions
Pregnancy
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Life Span Psych
Sitting at the park on a marvelous day watching the kids play in the park, then it happens one kid starts eating dirt. Wondering why he’s doing it, and what’s his motive? Intrigued, I go home and research the symptoms and I come up with one word: Pica. But what exactly is Pica? Pica is a very rare disorders with an interesting history, where signs and symptoms help diagnosis the treatments for it.
Pica is a disorder in which you have an appetite or weird craving for things that have no nutritional value. There is no age limit for the disease; anyone can have Pica at any point in time. Pica can be associated with mental and stress related disorders. Stress factors such as family issues, pregnancy, poverty, parental neglect, and a disorganized family, are strongly linked to Pica. There are different variations of Pica; it can be genetic, could be desire for the taste, tried once and enjoyed it, or an iron deficiency. It can lead to a “drunken state” in children, which can result in negative physical and mental development. Pica can lead to nutrition deficiencies and can cause surgical emergencies. Furthermore, these will lead you into the history pica and what it’s all about.
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...Mental Health and PicaPica is the persistent eating of substances such as dirt or paint that have no nutritional value.
How Is Pica Diagnosed?
If pica is suspected, a medical evaluation is important to assess for possible anemia, intestinal blockages, or potential toxicity from ingested substances. If symptoms are present, the doctor will begin an evaluation by performing a complete medical history and physical exam. The doctor may use certain tests -- such as X-rays and blood tests -- to check for anemia and look for toxins and other substances in the blood, and to check for blockages in the intestinal tract. The doctor also may test for possible infections caused by eating items contaminated with bacteria or other organisms. A review of the person's eating habits also may be conducted.
Before making a diagnosis of pica, the doctor will evaluate the presence of other disorders -- such as mental retardation, developmental disabilities, or obsessive-compulsive disorder -- as the cause of the odd eating behavior. This pattern of behavior must last at least one month for a diagnosis of pica to be made.
How Is Pica Treated?
Given the risk of medical complications (such as lead poisoning) associated with pica, close medical monitoring is necessary throughout treatment of the eating behavior. Additionally, close collaboration with a mental health team skilled in...

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Overview
Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive or an abnormal appetite for some things that may be considered foods, such as these actions to be food ingredients. In order for these actions to be considered pica, they must persist for more for more than one month at an age where eating such objects is considered developmentally inappropriate.
History
The term pica comes from the Latin word meaning magpie, presumably named after this bird's peculiar eating behaviors. The magpie shows an indiscriminate preference for foods and nonfoods. Pica of dirt and clay was acknowledged by the Greeks and the Romans and was recorded in a 13th century Latin work. Pica was first addressed in a medical book in 1563, where geophagia was described in pregnant women and in children. Pica behavior still occurs almost ritualistically in some contemporary cultures. Geophagia has been described as a universal act throughout the 1800s in the southern United States, principally among slaves, and is still a conventional behavior in numerous cultures. It has been practiced as part of religious ceremonies, magical beliefs, and attempts at healing. Clay ingestion has been used for medicinal purposes by many cultures, possibly to influence the microorganisms in the gut or to help relieve intestinal spasms. During the 1950s and 1960s,...

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...The sense of taste is mediated by taste receptor cells which are bundled in clusters called taste buds. Taste receptor cells sample oral concentrations of a large number of small molecules and report a sensation of taste to centers in the brainstem.
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